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Tales of Trophies

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Tales of Trophies


Diana Cobbs reeled in this beauty on Medicine Lake in Plymouth. Crystal’s wife was using a Berkeley Slobberknocker when she hooked the 25-inch walleye. Cobbs said, “I thought I hooked a pike, but when I saw it closer to the boat, I was surprised to see a walleye. Medicine Lake always offers great fishing with big surprises!”

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On July 6, Tino Lettieri was fishing with his friend (and TV host) Frank Vascellaro when Lettieri reeled in two bass on his lure from Balsam Lake in Wisconsin. Vascellaro, who took the photos, said, “I’ve never seen anything like that in my life and I don’t think I’ll ever see it again.”

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Nancy Weidenfeller of Minnetonka was fishing on Lake St. Joseph in northern Ontario, where barbless hooks are required, when she caught her personal best walleye. She caught the 27-inch walleye on a jighead hook and a minnow.

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Cole Holdgrafer, 14, of Minneapolis, caught the 38-inch pike while fishing in Lake Harriet. He had a minnow on a circle hook, with a leader on braided line. It took him about five minutes to catch the pike.

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Mike Scarborough of Alexandria caught this 29-inch walleye in Dogtooth Lake near Kenora, Ontario.

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Jesse Bissen of Minneapolis caught a monster muskie on June 13 during his first outing in search of the species. “It was the thrill of a lifetime to catch a Master Angler fish! I caught it using a beaver lure and a baitcaster with the help of a young fishing guide, Tanner Talbot. It was a very fast fight. I hooked it less than 10 feet from the boat and it was in the shot within 30 seconds. It was incredible to catch the beast right on Lake Minnetonka. Dimensions: 51 3/4 inches; 21-inch girth; approximately 35 to 40 pounds. For this type of fish to be known as the “fish of 1,000 casts,” it sure felt good to catch it on my fourth!” The muskie was released.

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Maddox Pheneger, 7, left, caught this 39-inch flathead catfish in Pool 3 of the Mississippi River in Hastings.

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Mason Davis of Redwood Falls caught this 20-inch bass in the Spicer area.

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Owen Dahlin, 11, of Deephaven, caught this bass off the Lake Minnetonka dock. He was using a Ned rig.

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Beth, left, and her sister Katie Hansen were fishing in Alexandria during the opening season when Beth hooked this tub. The fish didn’t want to be caught in the net and put up a thrilling fight. After a few photos and a measurement, it was released.

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Delaine Nelson caught this 14-inch brown trout on her first trout fishing trip in the Driftless Region of southeastern Minnesota. It was a Minnesota women’s fishing association. “We were just fishing them with lures,” she wrote. “I was hooked! I went out and bought all my fishing gear.”

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Elizabeth Marsh of Mora, Minn., with a white bass she caught on the Mississippi River near La Crescent, Minn., during a “Border Battle” between two fishing groups: the Minnesota Women Anglers and the Wisconsin Women Fish. Marsh said of her and others’ encouraging outing, “Minnesota Women Anglers events like the Border Battle encourage women anglers of all skill levels to participate in the sport of fishing. Even though Minnesota didn’t take home the trophy at the end of the day, there were so many fun fishing stories, friendships made and some fishing stories created that will be remembered for many years to come.”

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Laura Burgstaler of Lakeville caught this beautiful 33-inch walleye on a minnow while fishing on the Mississippi River near Red Wing.

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Cheryl Ruffalo of Rochester was fishing with her husband, Dave, on May 11 on Lake Pepin, using a crawler and bottom bouncer. “We were heading back to the marina when this fish dropped in and I knew right away it was bigger than anything I had caught that day. 22 inches, a new personal best for me! Quick to snap a picture and release. A big fish on a beautiful day!”

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Owen Aune of Cologne, Minn., caught this nice bass on May 11 on North Turtle Lake in Otter Tail County. He was using a bottom bait and an earthworm to catch walleyes and thought he had caught a big walleye, Eric Aune wrote. “It fought hard, but he caught it, took a quick picture and released it. Owen loves to fish.”

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Katie Corgiat of Victoria, Minnesota, was casting lures on the rocky shoreline of the Mississippi River near La Crescent when this monster bowfin attacked! “I fought for over five minutes, and it was the biggest fish I’ve ever caught,” she said. Corgiat released the prize.

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John Carroll of Eden Prairie caught this 6-pound walleye on Lake Winnibigoshish during the state fishing opener on May 11. The fish measured 26 inches (the lake’s range is 18 to 23 inches, with a legal size of over 23 inches). The fish was released.

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Max Rappaport of New Hope, Minn., was on a father-son trip with a group of hockey teammates in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area wilderness when he caught this 32 1/2-inch walleye on Seagull Lake. He was using a crawler harness to fish from his canoe. It took about 10 minutes to reel in this giant and after a few photos and a measurement, it was released.

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Cohen Prehall, 9, of Shorewood, had a memorable moment on his first father-son fishing trip up north with his dad, Sam. Cohen cast his favorite Whopper Plopper and caught his best northern pike (33 inches). It hit right next to the boat, according to his dad. “The fight lasted a few minutes and after we caught the fish and took a very proud picture, we let the fish fight another day!”

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Beckett Anderson, 14, of Omaha, Nebraska, caught a 24-inch walleye while fishing with his dad, Ethan, on Lake Pokegama. It was his first walleye and came about 90 minutes after he caught a 19-inch largemouth bass.

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Max Richards, 6, of Apple Valley, caught the 19-1/2-inch smallmouth bass on a jig and worm on Lake Courte Oreilles near Hayward, Wis. He was using an ultralight rod and reel. Max had no help fighting the fish and reeling it in, which took about five minutes.

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